First Job Offer at $87k Annually in Oil & Gas Sector After Grad School

The author announces having received a verbal job offer of $87,000 per year in the oil and gas sector, just one month after completing their graduate studies. With no prior professional experience, they took courses on Udemy and worked on projects in Identity and Access Management (IAM) with a mentor, including configuring conditional access policies in Entra ID. Their background includes an undergraduate degree in health/physiotherapy and a master’s degree, as well as a history as a college athlete. The employer was impressed by their story of transitioning into cybersecurity.